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AMBASSADOR'S GREETING
Shalom. A warm welcome to the website of the Embassy of Denmark in Tel Aviv. We are working for Denmark in Israel.
Ambassador, Liselotte Kjærsgaard Plesner.
Performing my duty as the Ambassador of Denmark to Israel is like living in a fairy tale. Relations between Denmark and Israel are so warm and widespread that this Embassy is met with friendship and openness in the Israeli society. This in turn gives us the best possible platform for carrying out our mission in a professional way.
We work to strengthen the already excellent relations between Denmark and Israel – be it in the sphere of business, culture or climate change and environment.
We keep the Danish Government and Danish institutions updated on the political situation in Israel and the region.
We offer consular assistance to Danes visiting or living in Israel.
I have been told that during then foreign minister Poul Hartling´s visit to Israel in 1970 he stopped an 8 year old boy in the streets of Haifa asking him what he knew about Denmark. The boy answered: “You have [Hans Christian] Andersen and you saved the Danish Jews during the war.”
This was back in the seventies. Hans Christian Andersen speaks for himself. The rescue operation of the Danish Jews in October 1943 is still commemorated in Israel, in Denmark and elsewhere. Within just a few days more than 7.000 Jews were illegally sailed to safety in Sweden and the 481 Danish Jews who were sent to Theresienstadt avoided further deportation to extermination camps.
In the new millennium Danish – Israeli relations are much more than Hans Christian Andersen and the rescue of the Danish Jews. Innovation is the name of the game in both countries and cooperation is flourishing. Danish Design, video art and dogma movies are brought to the Israeli public. High level visits mark the close political cooperation.
Enjoy your stay on our web site!
Liselotte Kjærsgaard Plesner
Ambassador
